Marlene is a Senior Developer Advocate at Microsoft and GitHub, where she focuses on the cutting edge of Python and AI. As a computer scientist, keynote speaker, and explorer, she is a massive driving force behind community growth across the globe.
Her impact on open-source leadership is legendary: she is the current co-chair of the ACM Practitioner Board, was the previous vice-chair of the Python Software Foundation (PSF), and was the lead organiser of the very first PyCon Africa.
When she’s not busy building the future of Python and AI, she is deeply passionate about empowering the next generation of developers, having co-founded ZimboPy to mentor and teach young girls in Zimbabwe how to code.